The American Philosophical Associate sponsors three conferences a year, one each for its Eastern, Central and Pacific Divisions.  The Eastern division meets in late December, Central division in mid-February, and Pacific in late March/early April.

The Committee on Pre-College Instruction in Philosophy (CPIP) offers a program at each divisional meeting and we invite you to consider attending.

 

2009-2010 Meetings

EASTERN DIVISION MEETING
December 2009
The 2009-10 Eastern Division meeting will be held in New York City, December 27-30, 2009, at the New York Marriott Marquis. Visit the APA website for more information.

CPIP Session:
Monday, December 28 Session II
 9 – 11 a.m.

Topic: Philosophy in the Schools: theory and praxis

Chair: Rory Kraft (York College)
Speakers:
Michael Burroughs (University of Memphis) “Setting ‘Philosophical Horizons’: Introducing Philosophy to Memphis City Schools”

Paul Thomson (Columbia Secondary School for Science, Technology, and Engineering-New York) “Philosophy and Integrating the Disciplines in Middle School”

Wendy C. Turgeon (St. Joseph’s College-Long Island) “Preparing Teachers for Philosophical Inquiry: Maintaining Integrity”

 

 

CENTRAL DIVISION MEETING
February 2010
The 2009-10 Central Division meeting will be held in Chicago, February 17-20, 2010, at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel. Visit the APA website for more information.

CPIP Session:
Saturday, February 20

Topic: Approaches to Philosophy in the High School Classroom

Chair: Steven Goldberg (Oak Park and River Forest High School)
Speakers:
Kevin Barry  and student (Evanston Township High School) ”Challenges in Developing a High School Philosophy Curriculum”

Clayton Duba and student (Adlai Stevenson High School) “Teaching Texts and Using Blogs in High School Philosophy”

Christopher Freiler and student (Hinsdale Central High School) “Using Thought Experiments to Teach High School Philosophy”

Discussant: David Hilbert (University of Illinois at Chicago)
“Suggestions for Training High School Students to Think Philosophically”

 

PACIFIC DIVISION MEETING
April 2010
The 2009-10 Pacific Division meeting will be held in San Francisco, March 31 – April 4, 2010, at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. Visit the APA website for more information.

CPIP Session:
Thursday, April 1
4 – 6 p.m.

Topic: From the University to the K-12 Classroom: Introducing Philosophy to Young People

Chair: Jana Mohr Lone (Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children, University of Washington)
Speakers
Michael Burroughs (Philosophical Horizons, University of Memphis), “Philosophy with Children and the Academy: Benefits and Challenges”
Joshua Cottrell (Teacher, Philosophy/Honors Humanities/American Literature, Westview High School, San Diego) and Riley Keating (High school student, Westview High School, San Diego), “Bringing Philosophy to the Public High School Classroom”
Susan Gardner (Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children, Capilano University), “Ethics with Young People”